Keta weather in July

In July, Keta sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 71 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Keta's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Keta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:52 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
75%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Keta is coastal community in Volta Region, Ghana.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Keta reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Keta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Keta weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 26°123.211.76.3
Feb30° / 27°174.211.85.6
Mar30° / 27°297.7125.0
Apr30° / 27°471112.14.7
May29° / 26°12020.912.33.9
Jun28° / 25°17422.512.34.3
Jul26° / 24°7111.512.36.1
Aug26° / 24°366.712.26.8
Sep27° / 24°6011.8126.0
Oct28° / 25°8514.911.95.3
Nov29° / 26°4011.611.75.2
Dec30° / 26°174.911.76.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Keta gets around 71 mm of rain over 11.5 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
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3122

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10964
20973
30973
40982
50982
60982
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Wind in July

Winds average 17 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:496:10
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 4.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Keta

In seasonPeak

None of Keta's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Keta's rainy season runs May–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

Keta sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Keta?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Keta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Keta in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Keta sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 24°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Keta in July

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep25Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Keta in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Keta peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Keta in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Keta is worst in January — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateJan 1780 µg/m³Sep 1116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan83Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar33Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Keta?

Keta sits at 5.9°N, 1.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Anloga, 17 km away.

TséviéVogan

Topography around Keta

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Keta.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Keta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m.

The land around Keta is covered by water (73%) within 3 km, water (77%) within 16 km, and water (42%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
7 m
16 km
14 m
80 km
172 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
July weather nearby: Anloga 17 km · Akatsi 32 km · Aflao 32 km · Lomé 35 km · Dzodze 35 km · Tsévié 62 km · Aného 75 km · Vogan 76 km

Ghana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,257
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
25.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Christian 71%Muslim 20%other 5%traditionalist 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Keta (5.9179°, 0.9879°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).